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> Well, at a minimum it makes goods from China more expensive and drop shipping from China no longer makes sense for many products. Well, given the number of p
by kerkeslager 7y ago
> Well, at a minimum it makes goods from China more expensive and drop shipping from China no longer makes sense for many products.
Well, given the number of products we buy from China, this sounds like it's going to make things more expensive for US Citizens.
> If you aren't getting those products from China, they'll come from somewhere else.
...for a higher price, probably, which we will pay.
- matthewowen 7y agoVery few items bought from China come via the postal system: they're primarily moved by freight to USA fulfillment centers and then shipped domestically when orders come in. So no, it won't make things more expensive for most consumers. There's a high likelihood that you've never received anything from China by mail.
- EpicEng 7y agoThat is just absolutely not true. First, go ahead and read the article. Next, order a few $1 items from AliExpress.
- matthewowen 7y agoI have ordered things from aliexpress. I've ordered orders of magnitude more stuff from Amazon. That's my point. A number doesn't have to be zero to be practically insignificant.
- EpicEng 7y agoYour point is that because Amazon is sells more stuff than AliExpress we should stay in a bad deal? Not sure I get that point.
- matthewowen 7y agoPlease point out where I said we should. I'll wait. I'm just saying that it won't have a large negative impact on consumers or overall trade volumes. If anything I'm defending. This is extremely tiresome.